County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Chautauqua County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 133,503   133,789   133,945   135,357   136,409  
Unemployment 5,583 8.5 3,687 5.5 3,043 4.5 3,067 4.6 3,250 4.8
Percent in Poverty 22,517 17.6 22,604 17.7 19,386 15.1 20,898 16.2 20,750 16.0
Median Household Income (in dollars) 38,203   39,824   38,926   37,711   35,581  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 1,789 70.9 1,774 66.0 1,850 68.5 1,830 67.1 1,841 67.1
- Age 10-14 2 0.5 5 1.3 5 1.3 4 0.9 5 1.1
- Age 15-19 259 48.6 237 42.8 222 39.4 250 44.7 266 48.7
Births 1,442 10.8 1,395 10.4 1,504 11.2 1,494 11.0 1,457 10.7
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 111 7.7 120 8.6 129 8.6 108 7.2 92 6.3
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 943 67.6 907 69.5 984 70.1 1,021 72.5 985 73.6
Infant Deaths 7 4.9 16 11.5 11 7.3 8 5.4 9 6.2
Neonatal Deaths 3 2.1 10 7.2 6 4.0 5 3.3 5 3.4
Postneonatal Deaths 4 2.8 6 4.3 5 3.3 3 2.0 4 2.7
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 12 8.3 13 9.2 14 9.2 7 4.7 7 4.8
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 1,335 1000.0 1,419 1060.6 1,394 1040.7 1,413 1043.9 1,433 1050.5
Lung Cancer (Total) 101 75.7 89 66.5 75 56.0 86 63.5 84 61.6
Lung Cancer (Male) 56 85.6 54 82.1 39 59.3 46 69.2 45 67.2
Lung Cancer (Female) 45 66.1 35 51.5 36 52.8 40 58.0 39 56.1
Breast Cancer (Female) 20 29.4 11 16.2 18 26.4 16 23.2 18 25.9
Cervical Cancer 1 1.5 1 1.5 1 1.5 1 1.5 0 0.0
Cerebrovasular Disease 64 47.9 71 53.1 74 55.2 63 46.5 75 55.0
Diseases of the Heart 345 258.4 440 328.9 402 300.1 424 313.2 423 310.1
Homicides 2 1.5 7 5.2 2 1.5 4 3.0 2 1.5
Suicides 13 9.7 10 7.5 12 9.0 10 7.4 11 8.1
Unintentional Injury 35 26.2 40 29.9 46 34.3 47 34.7 42 30.8
Motor Vehicle 14 10.5 13 9.7 17 12.7 17 12.6 14 10.3
Non-Motor Vehicle 21 15.7 27 20.2 29 21.7 30 22.2 28 20.5
AIDS 3 2.2 1 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0 2 1.5
Cirrhosis (Liver) 7 5.2 7 5.2 18 13.4 19 14.0 6 4.4
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 17 22.7 14 19.4 16 22.8 22 30.8 30 41.2
- Gastroenteritis 8 10.7 7 9.7 9 12.8 14 19.6 19 26.1
- Otitis Media 1 1.3 1 1.4 6 8.5 3 4.2 2 2.7
Drug Related 253 19.0 253 18.9 212 15.8 257 19.0 248 18.2
Head Injury (5) 68 5.1 63 4.7 68 5.1 49 3.6 44 3.2
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 7 5.2 4 3.0 7 5.2 6 4.4 9 6.6
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 2 1.5 1 0.7 1 0.7 1 0.7
Chlamydia Incidence 350 262.2 418 312.4 300 224.0 317 234.2 265 194.3
TB Incidence 1 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.5 2 1.5
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 2 1.5 1 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 1 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.7 1 0.7
Pertussis Incidence 23 17.2 53 39.6 2 1.5 9 6.6 10 7.3
Lyme Disease Incidence 8 6.0 7 5.2 2 1.5 1 0.7 3 2.2

N/A - Not Available.
(1) Census population estimates were used for all years. Unemployment data from U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Unemployment Rate is per 100 persons in the labor force. Percent of population in poverty and median
household income are estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
(2) Total Pregnancy Rate is per 1,000 women 15-44; 10-14 and 15-19 rates are per 1,000 women in these
age groups. The Birth Rate is live births per 1,000 population.
The Low Birthweight and Early Prenatal Care Rates are per 100 births. Infant, Neonatal and Postneonatal
Death Rates are per 1,000 births.
(3) Rates in this section are per 100,000 population.
(4) AIDS cases data are from the NYS AIDS Case Surveillance Registry. Data are based on year of diagnosis and exclude prison inmates.
(5) Head Injury Cases are presented by ICD-9 codes 800-801.9, 803-804.9, 850-854.1, 925.

Source: New York State Department of Health